Fairy tales of crows turning black

A long time ago, crows were the most beautiful birds. It often shows off its beautiful feathers and bodybuilding figure in front of orioles and phoenixes.

One day, the crow learned that there was a beauty contest by the lake and hurried over. After a while, it was the crow's turn. It stood on the stage and danced beautifully, attracting many similar people. After the wonderful performance, Crow won the championship and was proud of the trophy in his hand. From then on, the crow became very proud and lost all his friends.

When winter comes, crows never build a warm and comfortable nest. It is afraid of soiling its beautiful feathers. One night, it snowed heavily, and the crow was homeless and went to a cliff cave. It lit a fire to keep warm, roasted and roasted, and gradually fell asleep, so it accidentally roasted its own feathers, which were burnt by the fire.

From then on, the crow's beautiful feathers turned black, and she never dared to show her face in front of other birds.

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Before the Tang Dynasty, crows were auspicious and prophetic birds in China folk culture. There used to be a historical common sense legend that "the crow gives good news, and Zhou Xing begins". In the Spring and Autumn Period, Dong Zhongshu quoted Biography of Shangshu: "When Zhou will be prosperous, there will be a kind of big red and black valley, which will gather on the Wangs. Wu Wangle, the doctors are happy. " ?

Ancient history books Huai Nan Zi, Zuo Zhuan and Historical Records are also recorded in famous articles. After the Tang Dynasty, crows were said to be ominous. In the Tang Dynasty, Youyang Miscellanies said: "There is no good sound on the ground in Wu Ming. When people leave, they follow the crow's voice. They are so happy. This old occupation is unstoppable. "

No matter good or bad, "the crow feeds back, and the lamb kneels on its breast" is a consistent statement of Confucianism to educate "filial piety" and "courtesy" with animal images in nature, so the image of "filial bird" of the crow has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

"Compendium of Materia Medica Birds" said: "This black beast was born, and its mother ate it for 60 days, and its mother ate it for 60 days, which can be described as filial piety." But whether crows really have this habit remains to be confirmed by modern research and observation.

In some areas of China, Tibet and Sichuan, crows are also worshipped as a kind of god bird, which can be proved by the unearthed Tubo documents and the custom of hanging coffins and celestial burial in southwest China.

Wudang Mountain is a Taoist ancestral temple. Crows are regarded as "spiritual crows" and there is a crow temple on the mountain. "Crows catch food" is one of the eight scenic spots in Wudang. Even tourists who enter the mountains should carry some food with them and give it to crows for pecking.

Although the image of crows is indecent, it is limited to the psychological gray influence of people in China culture, and it does not particularly exclude crows.